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:lvan:I'm glad I found this site and now know I'm not alone! I'm still in orientation and my coworker say your never ready to come out of orientation but you do. Probably true. I go into work being told I've been given the hardest full load assignment because I have my preceptor for back up. But many times she gets caught up helping other people and not me. I run around not knowing what to do next because I just had two pts. leaving the floor at the same time and haven't assessed or given them meds yet. I feel like I forget things and when I tell my preceptor I'm overwhelmed, I'm told I'm doing great! I am happy to say I haven't broke down at work and most of all my pts. have had their needs met. That same day with that load the PM nurse told me in report that she had to go into the closet and cry several times during the night with my pts.!! She was so scattered I didn't finish report until an hour later. Somehow so far I have had the strength to stay positive even during these times but later at the end of the day when I'm there 2 hrs after I got off I'm like, wow really what just happened?!?! My unit says they would like to give me days like this so when I'm alone and have days like this I can handle them better. I was originally told I was going to be eased into being a nurse but that was from my nurse manager and everything else is coming from my coworkers. I've had several days like this so far and to say the least its been a struggle. Any words and advise on time management is extremely welcomed and appreciated!

I am a new nurse and think some things that we document are sometimes subjective and worry that my clinical judgement on what and when to document should be done! What exactly is over or under documenting. In nursing school we learn to document every little detail of everythings. I always ask questions but I do notice people do document differently. I sometimes think about little details that probley don't matter at all. Thankfully, I have a wonderful preceptor and coworkers helping me find my nursing way. I just want to do what's right so that makes my anxiety go up without the experience and confidence as more seasoned nurse has I'm always thinking how could I have done my day and care better. My skills are getting better and more comfortable so hopefully my comfort will get better with documentation as well! I want to be confident but not over confident! :redbeathe

Hi I am currently a new grad in orientation. Everyone on my unit is super nice but I'm kinda getting off to a disorganized start. I want to make the most of my orientation so I can be a good nurse. The person I've been following is a great nurse but I don't think has precepted much. She doesn't tell me what's really going on or what she is doing sometime. When pts. ask me questions I'm not quite sure bc I don't know what's going on. I'm actually just shadowing her now until further notice but I'm not sure what that really means anyway. Does anyone have any advice. I think I just need to communicate the right questions to get what I want, I just don't want time to go by and not know things I should. I do ask questions of why she makes certain decisions to try to build my own clinical judgement bc I think that comes with experience. I want to be very proactive in getting the most out of my training. I feel a little lost. Any suggestions?

I am graduating in May and have so far made all B's but an A in Assessment. My B's are always in the 90's but I just don't usually get A's. I have been hard on myself about that because I want to be a great nurse and I'm friends with the A students. I also have to take in to account that most of the A students in my program don't work. My point,(1) I think you can keep your grade point average but if you don't get the grade you want look at your schedule. (2) Take it one step at a time it goes by so quickly and just do your best whatever grade you make be proud and just learn from your testing mistakes! My job through nursing school is a pt. care tech. In the end I am glad I am a B student with some experience applying for jobs. Wish me luck and good luck to you!!